Shonen Jump Alpha Meet Up At Kinokuniya Bookstore On Oct 12th
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Meet TIGER
& BUNNY Character Designer Masakazu Katsura And Catch The Debut of New SJ
ALPHA 2013 Yearbook At FREE Event Coinciding With 2012 New York Comic Con
VIZ Media invites manga and anime fans of all ages
to join the company for a very special SHONEN JUMP ALPHA Meet-Up, taking place
Friday, October 12th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm at the Kinokuniya
Bookstore, located at 1073 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue between
40th & 41st Streets). The meet-up is FREE to
attend,
and coincides with VIZ Media’s appearance at the 2012 New York Comic Con taking
place October 11th-14th at the Jacob Javits Convention
Center. VIZ Media will be located in Booth 2042.
Making a special in-person appearance
at Kinokuniya will be legendary creator
and character designer Masakazu Katsura (I”S, VIDEO GIRL AI, ZETMAN, TIGER
& BUNNY), who will meet fans and sign autographs from 7:00pm-8:00pm. A
variety of door prizes will be given away, and visitors are also encouraged to
take advantage of many Kinokuniya
manga and anime products that will be specially discounted during the duration
of the meet-up event.
Meet
and mingle with other fans and the editors of SHONEN JUMP ALPHA and be among the first to get the SHONEN
JUMP ALPHA Yearbook 2013. This is a very special premium, available only at New
York Comic Con, celebrating the best of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA including
BAKUMAN。, BLEACH, BLUE EXORCIST, NARUTO, ONE
PIECE and all the other great manga series the magazine offers along with exclusive
editorial content not available anywhere else. Don’t miss your chance to get a
copy!
This
year’s special edition also features Sachie-chan Good!!, Masakazu Katsura’s collaboration with famed DRAGON BALL creator
Akira Toriyama, along with a special interview with both of the visionary
creators. And fans won’t want to miss the hilarious
BAKUMAN。 spin-off one shot manga Otter 11, and the exclusive double-sided
centerfold poster featuring BAKUMAN。 and NARUTO!
Fans
can also stop for a refreshment at Café Zaiya, located inside Kinokuniya, and receive
a special bonus promo item for signing up for a new annual subscription to
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA.
Each digital edition of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA
treats manga fans across North America to the latest chapters of some of
the world’s most popular manga series only two weeks after they debut in
Japan’s massively popular WEEKLY SHONEN
JUMP magazine.
WEEKLY
SHONEN JUMP ALPHA is available through an
annual membership that provides 52 weeks of digital access to 48 weekly issues
for just $25.99. Single issues of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA can be read for four
weeks for only $0.99. Each issue may be read on VIZManga.com, and also on the VIZ Manga App
for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android tablets and smart phones. In addition
to the collector’s yearbook, WEEKLY SHONEN
JUMP ALPHA members also receive access to exclusive content, including creator
interviews and exclusive videos.
For more
information on WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA and exclusive subscriber
offers, please visit SJAlpha.com.